Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
22.5%
in 2019
Yemen
42.0%
in 2016
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
19th
Yemen rank
16th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Yemen
0204060197019942019

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 42.0% against 22.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 19.5%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 16th of 43 groups.

Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 32.5% 46.9% 14.4% Yemen
2010s 25.0% 45.7% 20.7% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Yemen?
Yemen, at 42.0% against 22.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen?
19.5%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen?
5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th and Yemen ranks 16th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/